Offensive line coach Hank Fraley has departed to become the assistant offensive line coach with the Detroit Lions, the NFL team announced Friday, and tight ends coach Angus McClure...

]]>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:15:00 PSTFoundation plans to honor the late Keith Jackson with statue at Rose BowlSam Farmerhttp://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-jackson-rose-bowl-statue-20180214-story.html
The late Keith Jackson wasn’t just a broadcaster. He was the quintessential Saturday soundtrack for generations of college football fans.

The Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation plans to honor that memory by erecting a statue of Jackson at the stadium he knew so well. The crowdfunding campaign aims to...

]]>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:55:00 PSTSeason ticket prices for Rams' 2018 games at Coliseum will not increaseGary Kleinhttp://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-rams-season-tickets-20180214-story.html
The Rams increased their win total by seven games from the season before, won the NFC West and made the playoffs for the first time since 2004.

For the second year in a row, fans will not be asked to pay an extra premium to see if they can take the next step.

On Wednesday, in a letter to season...

]]>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 13:10:00 PSTJohnny Manziel hopes a stint in the Spring League will jump-start his NFL comeback attemptChuck Schilkenhttp://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-johnny-manziel-spring-league-20180214-story.html
Johnny Manziel is set to make his football comeback this spring.

The former Heisman Trophy winner whose NFL career fizzled after two seasons will participate in the Spring League developmental football program from March 28 to April 15, Manziel and the league announced Wednesday.

Sirianni will join new Colts coach Frank Reich, a former assistant with the Chargers, on his staff as the team’s offensive coordinator.

...
]]>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:55:00 PSTRams coaching staff changes after NFC West title season; now to the rosterGary Kleinhttp://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-rams-offseason-20180213-story.html
In the aftermath of the Rams’ playoff loss to the Atlanta Falcons last month, their Coliseum locker room was filled with voices of players reflecting on the game and the season.

For Trumaine Johnson, there was a period of prolonged silence.

A reporter had asked the cornerback if it struck him that,...

]]>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 13:30:00 PSTFormer NFL player Titus Young is denied paroleNathan Fennohttp://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-titus-young-parole-20180212-story.html
California’s Board of Parole Hearings has declined to release former Detroit Lions receiver Titus Young because of his “history of violent criminality.”

Young, raised in Los Angeles, is serving a four-year sentence at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco after pleading guilty last year...

]]>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 16:15:00 PSTChargers might be content to recharge this offseason instead of revamping rosterDan Woikehttp://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-chargers-offseason-20180212-story.html
The Chargers must have had a sick feeling during the Super Bowl, and it would’ve had nothing to do with a poorly made seven-layer dip, too much dessert or a whole bunch of cocktails.

It would’ve, though, had everything to do with their 2017 season — one they began so poorly, losing four straight...

]]>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:35:00 PSTLaVar Arrington is new football coach at MaranathaEric Sondheimerhttp://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-high-school-sports-updates-lavar-arrington-is-new-football-coach-at-1518470835-htmlstory.html
Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:29:00 PSTJohnny Manziel says he's been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and suffers from depressionChuck Schilkenhttp://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-johnny-manziel-bipolar-20180212-story.html
Johnny Manziel would like to make a comeback on the football field.

But the former Heisman Trophy winner whose NFL career fizzled after just two seasons says he now knows he first needs to take care of himself off the field.

And for Manziel, that means taking medication for bipolar disorder and...

Well, actually, he had plenty to say during a news conference the day after New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels changed his mind about becoming the Colts’ new head coach. But the main thing...

]]>Wed, 7 Feb 2018 12:35:00 PSTNFL: Josh McDaniels backs out of deal to become Colts coachAssociated Presshttp://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-nfl-report-20180206-story.html
Josh McDaniels has backed out of a deal to become the Indianapolis' Colts new coach, a decision that shocked the franchise hours after it announced his hiring.

The Colts confirmed McDaniels' decision in a statement Tuesday night after reports emerged that the Patriots' offensive coordinator had...

Jackson, 26, and Uber driver Jeffrey Monroe, 54, died early Sunday after a suspected drunk driver in a pickup truck struck them as they stood...

]]>Tue, 6 Feb 2018 09:50:00 PSTHome of Patriots' Rob Gronkowski was robbed while he was away for the Super Bowl, police sayAssociated Presshttp://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-patriots-gronkowski-burglary-20180206-story.html
Police say the home of New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was robbed while he was away at the Super Bowl.

Foxborough Police Chief William Baker confirmed Tuesday morning that his department is investigating a burglary at Gronkowski's home.

He said officers responded to the home just...

]]>Tue, 6 Feb 2018 06:40:00 PSTNFL: Patricia leaves Patriots to coach the LionsAssociated Presshttp://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-nfl-report-20180205-story.html
The Detroit Lions hired Matt Patricia on Monday, doubling down on the franchise’s hope it can copy the New England Patriots’ formula for success.

The expected hiring of the defensive coordinator came a day after the Patriots lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl.

“This position comes...

]]>Mon, 5 Feb 2018 22:15:00 PSTNow that Super Bowl LII is history, it's time to look to the NFL's futureSam Farmerhttp://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-nfl-2018-season-20180205-story.html
Football is about moving forward, so even in the immediate afterglow of Super Bowl LII, questions about the NFL in 2018 hang in the air like so much green, gray and silver confetti.

There’s uncertainty about stars and stripes — the future whereabouts of standout players, and where officiating is...

]]>Mon, 5 Feb 2018 14:25:00 PSTSuper Bowl LII: A great night for Eagles fans, not so much for Philadelphia's lampposts, etc.Chuck Schilkenhttp://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-eagles-fans-celebrate-20180205-story.html
Sunday night was a good night to be a football fan in Philadelphia, as the Eagles defeated the New England Patriots, 41-33, to win the city’s first-ever Super Bowl and first NFL championship since 1960.

It was not, however, a good night to be a lamppost in Philadelphia.

Or a traffic light.

Or a...

]]>Mon, 5 Feb 2018 09:40:00 PSTEagles get to Brady at the right momentGary Klein, Bill Plaschkehttp://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-super-bowl-notes-20180204-story.html
The Philadelphia Eagles defense gave up a Super Bowl-record 505 passing yards, but the unit came up big at the most important moment Sunday in the Eagles’ 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots at U.S. Bank Stadium.

The Eagles led 38-33 late in the fourth quarter when the Patriots and quarterback...

And that left the New England quarterback as cold as this frigid city.

“Losing sucks,” Brady said after the Patriots’ 41-33 defeat Sunday to the Philadelphia Eagles. “You try to win and sometimes...

]]>Sun, 4 Feb 2018 22:55:00 PSTEagles win first Super Bowl by dethroning Brady and the PatriotsGary Kleinhttp://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-super-bowl-eagles-patriots-20180204-story.html
About 30 minutes before kickoff of Super Bowl LII, former Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook appeared on the U.S. Bank Stadium big screen and led the team’s boisterous faithful in a thunderous version of “Fly, Eagles, Fly.”

He is from the heart of Philadelphia, he is the soul of Philadelphia, and he came off the deepest part of the canvas Sunday night to knock out the greatest heavyweight in NFL history.

He did it with a backup quarterback. He did it as such an underdog, his fans wore...

]]>Sun, 4 Feb 2018 21:50:00 PSTNick Foles now has the edge on Tom Brady as a receiverSam Farmerhttp://www.latimes.com/sports/nfl/la-sp-super-bowl-quaerterbacks-20180204-story.html
A pivotal part of the Super Bowl was receiver play.

But who could have guessed that two of those pivotal receivers would be quarterbacks Tom Brady and Nick Foles?

Both ran routes on trick plays. A third-down pass for Brady in the second quarter grazed his fingertips but fell incomplete. But on...